Annotated studies

  • Mennessier de La Lance, a man of horses and books

    The first census of books in the World Horse Library is based on the latest authoritative inventory, published under the title Essai de Bibliographie Hippique (Paris, Lucien Dorbon, 1915-1921), which we owe to retired cavalry general Gabriel-René Mennessier de La …

    16 December 2025

19415 books (5191 digitized), 12713 authors, 35 languages, 450 storage locations

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